Brigid ✩’s Comments (group member since Dec 28, 2009)

Brigid ✩’s comments from the Write in 2014 group.

I just gave you my tips via Facebook. :)

And the maximum length is 300 words.

Kritika wrote: "Too much internet for sure! Sometimes I'll go on the internet in the middle of writing to do a little more research or pick a name for a new character and then I just get sidetracked for a loooong ..."

Exactly. Haha. >.<

Hi Charmaine! Thanks. :) Ack, I know how it is ... too many ideas and too little time and/or too much Internet...

Well, it's the end of the year now. So, let's see if I accomplished those things I was going to accomplish and/or if I've gotten things done since August when I last updated...

1. Enter ABNA … again. I have six days to edit 160 more pages of Edge. Woohoo! After that, who knows? Maybe I'll send out queries for it? Depends on how the contest goes and whatnot.

Well, yeah. I did enter. But it was a total fail. And as August-me said, Edge will probably never see the light of day again. I just kind of write those stories for fun but they're not really any good... I mean, I think I feel a little less hatred toward it, now that I've had much more time to cool off. But, I still doubt it'll ever be good enough or original enough for publication.

Anyway, now I'm preparing for ABNA again. This year I'm entering Unraveling. We'll see how that goes.

2. Finish editing Walking Shadow (again) and get back to all those agents who asked for revisions … errrm … 5 months ago?

Did that. It failed. Those no-response agents I mentioned in August still haven't responded so, I'll take that as a no from them.

The other one, it's been only a month or so, and it was a half-ms request so I expect it to take longer. Maybe ... *crosses fingers*

Yeahhhh. Rejected. Told it was too boring. Same old story.

But at this point, I doubt it. I may just give up on Walking Shadow completely, but I'm not sure yet.

Good idea, Brigid. Good idea. You should go with that. *claps*

3. Finish writing Unraveling, Rage, and/or Sky-Fall.

I only finished Unraveling. And nothing else. Oh, man. This sucks.

4. Possibly start writing Crash … ? I'll have to at least write a chapter or two. I miss Max. <3

LOL I never did that at all. I still miss Max, but... Eh. Like I said before, I don't see much of a future for that series.

Well, looks like I barely did anything this year, writing-wise. But then again, I had college apps and then my first semester of college to deal with, so I was pretty busy. I can't just crank out novels anymore like I used to. I miss being able to do that...

I also started writing a couple of things. Like Sweet Sorrow, and Dancing on Glass. But I've kind of already run out of steam on both of those so. Acck. I kinda failed at writing in 2011.

Excited ... kind of. I don't really know how I feel. Excited, yes. But mostly terrified, since I have trouble a) being away from home for long periods of time, and b) making friends. I just hung out with my friends all night for the last time before mostly everyone leaves, so, I'm feeling a bit bummed out about it at this particular moment. *sighs* Well, I'm sure I'll be fine. But no doubt, it'll be hard to adjust.

Well, thanks. :] I'm glad you think so. Apparently literary agents do not, which is sad. Right now I'm in one of those moods where I'm like, "My writing will never be special enough! Everything's been done before! I hate all my books! Blah blah!" *headdesk* I just need sleep right now...

Oh gosh, I have not updated this topic in forever and a half. Well uh, hi everyone! WAZZAP?

So, I'm going to college in 9 days. Eeeek. I guess I never mentioned that after I got into Emerson, I also got into Hampshire which is where I wanted to go in the first place ... and it ended up being way more affordable and such. So, I'm going to Hampshire! Woooo! :) And, since it's more than halfway through the year now, I thought I'd address how my writing goals are going so far.

1. Enter ABNA … again. I have six days to edit 160 more pages of Edge. Woohoo! After that, who knows? Maybe I'll send out queries for it? Depends on how the contest goes and whatnot.

Yup, I did that. As you can see. I made the quarterfinals, but not the semifinals this year. And my review was ... well, kind of horrible. I believe the reviewer called my book "lukewarm and dotted with stock characters", so that made me happy about myself. Wahhh. Well, I kind of expected it, since I edited it so hastily. SEND OUT QUERIES FOR IT? I must have been on drugs when I wrote that. I don't think Edge will ever see the light of day again.

2. Finish editing Walking Shadow (again) and get back to all those agents who asked for revisions … errrm … 5 months ago?

Uhhh, I did that. I think there were three agents who had requested to see revisions. One agent had been all enthusiastic about it and said it had a killer premise and so much potential, and she really wanted to see the revisions, yada yada. So I send her my revised ms and what do I get? ... A form rejection. Not one personal note. At all. Typical.

Another agent ... uh, she just creeped me out and seemed to have a terrible reputation, and she wanted me to cut the ms in half because she thought YA books are supposed to be like 40,000 words long. O_o Ummm. So, I just didn't bother.

And, the third agent never responded. I emailed her. Twice. No luck.

I tried doing more submissions, but it was a fail. I'm still waiting for two responses on partials. One of them I think is just never going to respond to me. It was a 3-chapter request and it's been two months, so. The other one, it's been only a month or so, and it was a half-ms request so I expect it to take longer. Maybe ... *crosses fingers* But at this point, I doubt it. I may just give up on Walking Shadow completely, but I'm not sure yet.

3. Finish writing Unraveling, Rage, and/or Sky-Fall.

Well, I finished writing Unraveling. Gave up on Rage (at least for now). And I'm writing Sky-Fall right now.

4. Possibly start writing Crash … ? I'll have to at least write a chapter or two. I miss Max. <3

Ah ha ha. I don't think this is ever going to happen. Especially since, as I said, I don't think the first book will ever see the light of day again, much less the second one. So, I doubt I'll get around to writing the third. I don't really see the point if the whole series is going to fail utterly. Maybe I'll get back to them eventually, but for now I feel like they're just not working out.


SO, I've actually done most of these things––but even so, they've all resulted in failure. Hmm, that makes me feel a little bit bummed.

Jayda wrote: "Buried Beneath - Prologue
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...

This is the new novel I'm writing :) It's about superhumans, and it has romance and stuff... Wow, I'm horribl..."

Ooh! That was super awesome! :D

Jayda wrote: "I know, me too :D He's my future husband!!! :D"

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT. bahaha :P

It has been! ;)

Here's the excerpt on Amazon, btw: http://www.amazon.com/Edge-ebook/dp/B...

AND I GOT INTO THE QUARTERFINALS OF ABNA! (http://www.amazon.com/abna)

My excerpt should be up on Amazon soon! WOOHOO!

Nice. I love that song. And that album. And him. XD

Wait, I already said that ... but yeah. I'm so psyched. XD

YES IT IS. I'M SO EXCITTEEDDD.

Jayda wrote: "I FINISHED WRITING MY EIGHTH NOVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

YAY!!!!! *THROWS CONFETTI!!!!* :D

So … heh heh … was the title inspired by the David Archuleta song, by any chance?

MORE GOOD NEWS. I GOT INTO EMERSON!!!! AAAHHHHH I'M SO EXCITED! *EXPLODES WITH HAPPINESS*

Also, here is a pretty awesome interview with me about Walking Shadow: http://www.anamardoll.com/2011/03/aut...

YES I DID!

THANK YOU GUYS! *HUGS*

Gahhh I know!

Well, on the bright side, I FINISHED UNRAVELING. OMG. Here be linkage to chapters 25-33: http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/5...

And ABNA IS ANNOUNCED TOMORROOOWWWW!

Haha thanks! Yeah ... The waiting is terrible. O_o

I need to go write more of Unraveling now. Al...most... there!

O … kay … XD

So I posted another teaser on my blog!

Also I did a guest post on my friend's blog about fantasy writing: http://novelideaslifeofateenwriter.wo...

And I'm almost done writing Unraveling! WOOOOT! Plus Round 2 of ABNA is announced in TWO DAYS! AAHH!

T e s n i wrote: "I read it :-) Your descriptions are so powerful.
My mind. It is utterly blown.

Good luck with the ABNA as well! "

Thank you! :D